An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded a teenage pool betting agent, Oluwaseyi Ebenezer, in prison for allegedly stabbing his client to death.
Ebenezer, 18, is facing a three-count charge of murder and stealing.
Magistrate Kofo Ariyo did not take his plea.
Prosecuting Sergeant Kehinde Olatunde told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 24 at Ijegun Egba, Satellite Town, Lagos.
He said the accused, a sports betting agent, stabbed Uyi Kennedy with a sharp knife on his thighs and abdomen, leading to his death.
The accused, he said, also dispossessed the deceased of his LG smart phone worth N30,000.
The magistrate adjourned the case till March 14 for advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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